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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
LITER1RT TdSIE.

"The Fortnightly Review is publishing a
series Of " fine passages in verse and prose
selected by living men OF letters" The idea
was "A good one, and this for several reasons.
IL is pleasant TO find so many noble passages
brought together; a collection Wide that
the most diverse tastes may find in, it that
which they prefer 1t is Interesting to apply
the several selections as keys to the minds
Of the living men of letters who made them
and so to obtain some inkling of thclf intel
lcctual tendencies. II is not less Interesting
to observe the variety and catholicitt Of tastes
revealed by the experiment, and iIs this phase
Of the subject there is a useful Lesson. There
is, perhaps, no mental vice 500 common as
intolerance Of opinion. Even yhch as think
they have emancipatcd Themselves from the
clinging defect find it hard u acknowledge
frankly to themselves that the opinion OF some
one else upon matter they have studied may
very well be as deserving Of respect as their
own, if it differs radically from their own.
II We could all get rid of this last inlirmIty,"
not only of "noblc minds" but OF nearly all
human minds, how much less friction there
would be in life, how much less bitterness
and hcartburning and envy and all unchar-
itabicncss.
Now, "The Fonnightly Reviews" idea of
bringing together, as it were, In the deadly
parallel column the literary favoritcs of 50
many contemporary writers must tend to
induce certain humility Of spirit in all who
consider the matter calmly and from truly
philosophical point Of view. AT the hrSt
glance it is quito probable that feeling OF
surprise will be caused by the character OF
some Of the selections. Undoubtedly they
embrace favoritc passages the choice Of which
NAV appear to involve incomprchensiblc OK
cusions as when man Of letters, for in
stance, puts passage f. ON "Tristram Shandy'
before Shakespeare and Milton and all the
giants Of literature. But to yield to this
feeling Of surprise is manifcstly to deliver
one's self over to the old Adam, the riotous Ego
which insists upon setting its aspects Of the
universe first and in conforming all other
aspects. The right view TO take of these
differences OF taste Is. indeed. one which,
were it applied 70 the business Of criticism,
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to enter his room first to warn him that the
pistol will be used. II he persists and breaks
open the door, tell your son to shoot him down"
OF course, this justification OF homicide
could apply only in the case of a young man
who had good reason to believe his life IN
danger because of delicate health, but IL
illustrates the point that young rowdlcs VINO
engage in such assaults are amcnabie to ordi-
nary law The spirit of class rivalry, even
when it takes the shape of physical violence
is natural to young men of ardent tcmpcra-
ments and robust constitutions who Tor several
hours day arc in studious confinement. There
Is a fence at Yale, for instance. which from
time immcmorial has belonged to the sopho-
mores freshman who deliberately goes ana
sits on that fence Is understood to throw down
the gauntlet of defiance. 1t is conceivable that
a Young man in need Of exercise might take
this certain way Of obtaining It, IL any there
be who prefers more peaceful employments'
hc can sit on his own fence. II will not be
possible to eradicate this class spirit but when
IL takes the form of mobbing young men who
have not invited attack and who BY resistance
only add to the outragcs committed upon them'
the best way Of dealing with 1t is through the
Grand Jury and the police magistrate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
UAZING IN COLLEGES.

The voluntary abolition Of that barbarous
frolic, the cancrlish, by the sophomorcS OF
Columbia College must have a good effect III
teaching students what they seem to experience
so much difficulty in comprehcndlng, that
brutality is not sport, and that 1t Is not an
evidence of manlincss to invade the personal
rights Of weaker brother. There has Dcch
good deal Of hazng this year, and inyestIga-
tons into it have met with the usual unSats
factory result that the men engaged
in such silly pranks will not peach
upon one another and that the
college faculties are therefore unable 10 detect
tho offenders. Now, there is a wide difference
between hazing and canc-rush. The one Is an
assault by mob upon helpless individual
who can do nothing TO defend himself Inc
other is a violent but entirely voluntary scrim-
mage. Any one can keep out Of 1t who wants
to. Compared with hazing 1t rises to the
dignity Of noble amusement, and consc-
oucntJv the action Of the Columbia young men
is tho more commcndablc. The example
they have Set if followed at even a great
distance, would brand hazing as a dishonorblc
and mean sort of business
Bnt if students have not risen far enough
into manliness TO abolish hazing voluntarily
the college faculties should exercise their
authority and do it decisively. 1t is folly for
them 10 plead that they cannot deal with the
evil. If considerations Of sclf-intcrcst did not
weigh with them more than their duty TO tho
public. hazing would long ago have been a
thing of the past. The trouble is that they
are afraid of hurting their institutions and OF
offending the parents Of culprits. quite uncon-
scious Of the fact that the vigorous
treatment Of case would gain for
them the respect and confidence Of
thousands for every individual patron it
lost. But as experience shows the futility OF
locking to the college authorities for cure OF
the outrage, the only resource left to the pub
lie is an appeal to the officers of the law.
Colleges are not without the pale OF the
criminal law, though students and professors
alike often seem to think they arc few
Grand Jury investigations into hazns Affairs
and few criminal indictments against ohcnd-
crs would put an end to such brutality. There
is no reason why rOwdyism in colleges should
not be treated as an offence against the people
inst as rowdyism elsewhere is treated. The
father of a delicate young man. wishing to place
his son in Harvard College. once applied to
Professor Theophilus Parsons to know II there
was not some way 10 secure the boy protection
from hazcrs. He described his son condition
and said he was confident that the shock OF
such an attack would impcril his life The
eminent jurist gave the father Il ready and
entirely satisfactory reply. "Tel' your boy,'
he said, "to provide himself with pistol Il
good big one, Tell him u any one attempts
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MUSICAL PROMISES.

The Metropolitan Opera will open on November with
subscriptions for the amounting TO $4,000 more
than year. This circumstance Is All augury OF the
excellence and brisnce which Will mark the season. for
the experience or tho last three years has
shown that financial and artistic prosper
ity 90 hand In hand at the Metropolitan Opera
House. A significant fact In connection with tho
opening IL this that the first weeks OF the season Will
DO devoted class OF works that laid the foundation
OF tho Establishments success On the first night.
wednesday November ,. Tristan uui Isolde wiz be
afternoon OF saturday, "Fidsllo on quo toiiow,us
pared by Wagner for Paris version wnlSh
extends tho bacchanalian scene nr'I n,,o us
stanton has entered into an Arrangement win Wag
by which tho metropolitan Opera becomes tue tue
only institution Ia America authorLeu 10 PERFORM 'no
Wagner operas whoie OF III part
Mr. Thomas has tho programme for his first
public rehea rsal and November g. and g. re-
spectvey and thus gives tho public an opportunity to
Judge Of the character OF tho entertainments when ne
promises The element OF novelty Is omitted from his
scheme, but the music Is sterling and tho Of
feet will be very grand In stenway Hall. Here
it Isl Overture "Corolan." Beethoven Sym
No. l. Chopin tMr Josetyl; introduction and closing
scene from Tristan ind Isolde" wagner; Kaiser
marsch" Wagner Subscribers to the Thomas concerts
H @ the
tickets will DO sold &, new subscribers
Mention has already Neen made In these columns OF the
fact that Walter j. Damrosch purposes preface the con
OF the Symphony Society during the coming season
with explanatory and analytical lectures on the com
positions to be performed The plan 10 one that com
ends itself with peculiar force everyone who does
hear music merely pastne The serious turn which
the cultivation of music has taken In NewYork within
the last few years promises much for the future excel
lence and stability OF public taste, and
ones appreciation OF the beauty Of
musical masterpiece only DO intensified
by nelectual activity which discovers tho semen
OF that beauty IL much to DO hoped that Mr.. Dam
roschs project will be received with favor The lectures
will take place In the hall OF the Metropolitan
Opera House the afternoons OF November =. Novsm
Der 30 December H. January 4, January 20 and Feb
ruary 81 The subscription price for the six lectures Is
49, and tickets DO obtained at the bOxoice or the
Metropolitan Opera House on and after october 10.
The Orpheus Gee Club for its third season promises to
accedo tho request of many of its members and Civ,
prominence in its concerts to English glees The con
certs three In number will be given in Chickering Hal
on the evenings OF December 8. February 2 and Apri
! 10. C. Mortimer wlske will continue 70 be the club
musical director
Harrison layd Ia 70 have benefit at Chickeyipg Hal
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vigorous campaign all around. ending In
triumph for honest government in tho hands
of the Republican party The keynote OF the
canvass was struck in the speeches OF 'ne
evening, and there will be hearty response
from every county in the State. Ex-Mayor
Low spoke with the clearness earnestness ana
incisive vigor that are sure to bring him into
demand on the stump and Senator Evarls
followed with one of his mastery addresses
which arc looked upon as conspicuous features
of every campaign he takes part In. Inc
other speeches were pointed and forclble. Inc
canvass in this State rarely opens moro auspi-
nio
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THE DRAM1-WUSIC
MR. EDGAR As JIM THE PENMAN.

One OF Mr. Palmers travelling companies. presenting
Jim he PonmaE. appeared in that piece on October
York. Penn. and gayc strong and fine perform
ance OF that capital play which cordially received
Mr.. George Edgar enacted James RGsoiL trust
worthy dispatch says that Mr. Edgar made decided
hit and gained several scene and curtain calls His
personation followed different line from that taken by
Mr.. Robinson and by Mr.. Whiting who have been seen
In NewYork the Penman. lie made IKE part
sympathetic. surcharging IL with deep feeling. and he
quickly and steadily held the plying and loving In
erest of the audience lie makes RdisfOn tender and
aflectionatc toward the wife whom lie has gained by
fraud and cold harSh-tntimating that, while
the husband has necessarily withheld his confidence
from tina wife, be has not withheld his love The effect
was electrical The climax In the last act Is superb"
This company appears this week the Eastern circuit,
beginning ut south Norwalk, Conn.
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other a clergyman. Tho politician was very @aacn
Liberal, and once on a public platform no exclam"
about certain misrepresentation made by his W.
ponents "And the worst OF it Is gentlemen 'ha'
there Is an element Of TRUTH however distortco' :"
these calumnics. Tho most dangerous enemy a"y
tauso can have Is double lilo in the shape OF haii
truth" form OF hostility which In the report S =,
Tho clerical brother was a Canon OF windsor ana a.
a temperance meeting there no stated MS reaso, p
taking the p,cdgc, which that for thirty yeaao
he had been trying to cure drunksrds by making them
drink In moderation but had never once sS cnort
icdentally lett out ran thus: "The reverend gente
man stated that his reason for taking tho ple1sn in
that for thirty years he had been tryng to oil ala n
moderaton but had mover once succeedea. h""
very sufficient reason 1t was allowed 10 d.
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COMING EVENTS.

Several interesting theatrical events will diversity the
dramatic record OF the week. The most important
of them Is the reopeniDg OF Wallacks Theaire under
new IL anagsment Mr. Abbey takes the helm of the old
ship now and doubtless the public will courageous
aud judicious navigation. Wallacks Theatre will
be reopened Oh Tuesday night with a new play
called "The Mouse Trap" written by NJ. Sidney
Grundy, Of London. The temperance OF Miss Rose
Coghan will impar zcst to this OCCASION and the re-
entrance Of Miss Florence Girard plrs Abbey will. Of
course be viewed with interest Mr.. Teare and other
fayoftes arc in the cast The regular season at Har
rgans Park Theatre begins this week with revival Of
that Comedians play OF The Leather Patch ALREADY
familiar here and justly admired for its broad hnmor Miss
Minnie Palmer comes the Fourteenth Street Theatre
and will disport herself in My Sweetheart, preceded
by a httle musical play called 1.-THE Ring and the
Keeper" Misc Palmer is remembered as a pretty aud
winaing actress, and her return will no doubt DO vel
coined
The remittance Of Mr. Jefferson Is set down for October
II at the star Theatre. The famous comedian comes
back to Acres In The Rivals II should not be
thought that stalled the variety and charm OF
this artist Tho opportunity OF seeing him
again ought TO he hailed "a privilege VITA lin VIII
he associated Mrs Drew Mrs. Hdfdprop. Mt Barton
Hill as Lucitls OITgger Miss Emma Vaders as Lydid
Ldnquish. and other competent actors
Mr. Mckee Rankin will appear this week at the
Grand Opera House in 1.-The Golden Giant
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on the evening OF October 81. Those WI.
will take part arc Mime. L. Bowler Ma.
Marie Willard. Miss Elta Proctor Otis. William a. she,
wood. Miss Ccey Cabanls Miss Annetta Beere. Prank
Barnard, J. Allen Preisch, Ernest0 Bell and Emiic
friend of the Young Mems Christian Association q,
against loss an1 the committee has projected Series
OF ohamber concerts to be given on the Afternoons
of October % and 20 and November IL and 10 by Tia
philharmonic Club and Richard Hoffman. Wv
Tereina Tua is expected tn arrive in New York on tia
steamship Elder to-day Tomorrow The sale OF
for her concerts will begin ut CbicKerng Hall tomorrow
nc prospec us OF the NewYork Phiharn monte soeistv
brings tho Information that the concerts OF tho seciey
forty sixth will consist OF SIX concerts given In
the Metropolitan Opera House on the evenings OF NJ
yemier ~ December 10. January IA, February IL; re-
newsd March 10 and April 81 subscriptions will be
received at the Metropolitan opera i9use THIRTY ninth
scribers will be cared far and after October o.
The plans OF the Brooklyn philharmonic unlike those
evening concerts will six and there will be thres
M tiness beside the customary pnbc rehearsas the
OF the rSass ne sS1ss con
II, January 81 February 10. March II and April IL
Tho matinees fall on December 8, February and
sisnor Campaniui was announced to sail for New-Yok
from Hayrc on the steamship Champagne yesterday.
In Boston The Cecilia conducted by B. J; Lang & the
with the choral compositions which are beyond the
horizon Of tho sympathiss, OF me Handel and
en- suing season in condensed shape as follows Con-
certs will be given on the evenings OF December Jsnu
airy March e and May - A. the s.t T, st concert
Msndelssohn's "walpurgts Night" will be given with
full orchestra and suitable solo singers. Max Heinrich
ason will be given the Gr.ii scene from wasaers
:" ParsfaL" A cantata by Beethoven. "rhe Praise Of
Music never bsOr. 'Rss ~ sT Saa,aa Sy
also be given with orchestra together with Spring
Fantasy by Gade for pianoiorte solo quartet q SOLO
GUS music complete the prospectus
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY PORTERS ~ e.
Washington Dispatch 10 The Boston m, an his 70
The North Carolina seem 10 tnhk wa. OF er
turn the mt will announce the zpponte assist
Representativs W. r. Cox, OF North Carolina, Porte
ant Secretary Of state In place OF Gosetai .ct Who
resigned Secretary Bayard WILL OK nnoIlng to say
for publication about Il. but tho apposntcs wa
0t discretion ~ well ~ ability.
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would so transform that form OF vivisection
That the humane societies could harbor no
further grdges against its methods. The
ancients, indeed had a MAXIM" so many meh'
so many minds"-which has sometimes peeh
cited in bar of all criticism upon questions
Of taste Mr.. Finck, in his book on " komah'io
Love and Personal Beauty" has laDored u
nrove that savage and half-civiized peoples
have no right to set up their tastes at all
against those OF civilized races, and this Is
comfortable doctrine for the critics, or wobd
be if it only went far enough
But it does not apply to ones contempo-
raries and still less to ones distinguished
contcmporaries, and therefore we recur to the
nosition that the bringing together of so many
favorie passages chosen by living men Oh
letters ought to teach us all modesty anu
caution in fitting our fellows to our own iit'ic
Proc,ustcan bed. Moreover, 1t is good thlng
occasionally to remind us, each and all, that
tbcro really are quite as good reasons ior
liking many things in literature which some
how do not suit us as there are for preferrlng
o1r special favoritcs. 1t was mailciousiy IL
vittily said that "Thcre is but one line chllu
in the world-and every mother owns w.
of course, too, that was said by man taxing
3. mean advantage of the universally OF mater
nal pride But if ever the lion should turn
sculptor, in what ignoble and suppliant atti-
,ude would he not model the tyrant Man
And if Truth should ever come out OF her we'll
how much pretencc of breadth and candor
,yould have to be abandoned by people VINO
secretly think their own everything thousand
times better than the everything of any one
cIse Whatever can diminish or rcbuke TINS
t.se,tino sin is welcome, and "Thc Fort
nightly Reviews little scheme operates -
that wholesome direction. There Is ho' 'ho
least danger that the world VIII run w"
much the other way. When there Is reason
to apprchcnd popular disposition to DO more
than Justice to our ncighbor, it Will DC qui'c
safe to prepare for the millennium
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
ALEXANDER STRAKOSCH.

The dramatic and lyric readings which Professor Alex
ander strakosch Is giving at Irving Hall are exciting
much attention and comment In German circles His
success in the forum from Julius Cesar" mas
been so great he twice been Obliged TO repeat
and has been excited in the manner In which ne
will treat other excerpts Three readings
remain Monday his programme consists OF seaiisrs
Tell" on Wednesday he will read Hamlet from tho
beginning the end OF the third act On FRIDAY ms 70
lectlons VIII contain the great m0nolOgue IN fausr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09

One Of the professional dcfacers of natural
scenery is reported saying, Il know man
who has taken the contract TO paint sign for
n catarrh remedy on Anthonys Nose Travellers
by the Albany day boats will yet see this done"
If one of the travellers by the Albany boat
who observes this painter loads up his shotgun
and gives him the contents Of both barrels, he
Will be placing the lovers of unadorned nature
unadorned with catarrh remedy sgns-uuder great
Obligations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09

The New-Yorl Life Insurance Company de-
serves cordial praise for its determination TO
tear down the unsafe apartment house which
it has on its hands. 1t Will he a costly job, but
the companys conduct in the whole affair is
tlous are soulIcSs
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1887.
SIXTEEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGS.-Bail was refused for the prisoners
accused of completely in the murder of Constable
Whelehan at Ennis. e Two hundred OF the
homeless poor of London parade through the
streets - The death of the Sultan of Morocco
officially denied - Pacific outcome of Signor
Crispi's visit to Fredrichsruhe
DoMEsTIC.-Reports that farmers were evicted by
IN English laud syndicate III Iowa - Murat
Hastead criticised dispatches from Paris concern
Ing Mr. Blaine. - Four deaths and about
twenty fresh cases of yellow fever occurred at
Tampa Fla. - The President caught fish in
l. Ike Mendoza. Wis. - The General Assembly
of the Knights heard an appeal against the Stand
nrd OIL Company.
CITY AND SUBURDAN.-A big, enthusiastic Re
publican meeting IN Chckering Hall; speeches by
Senator Evarts, ex-Mayor Low, James T. Foster,
James w. Halves, Colonel Grant and Colonel Den
nlson. - meeting of the Progressive Labor
Party in Uuon Square was turned into riot by the
police; Police Commissi denounced their
action - j. Pierpont Morgan and George -
Gould denied the reported denias by Mr. Garrett
and his friends in reference to the Baltimore and
Ohio deal - Jerome Park races won by Grena-
der, Leo H.. Kingston, Richmond. Choctaw and
McGowan. =NegOtIatonsamostf finished for the
purchase of the Leake and Watts Orphan House
aroperty, at West One-hundred- and-tenth-st. and
Ninth-ave., for III OOOOOO as the site ieV the new
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral. - The Lehgh
Valley Railroad said to have secured terminus at
tidewater in Jersey City, - Republican District
Senate Convention in Brooklyn nominated 4. F.
OConnor for the lid and Jacob Worth for the
WITH - Stocks opened lower and, III a few in
stances, made further sharp declines, but closed
steady, If not strong.
Tine Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Cooler,
fair weather, with southWesterly winds. Temper
AZURE yesterday Highest, 75o; lowest, 59';
average, go
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The reformcrs who have been extoIhng Coh
missioner Oherly to the skies must nave "en
made sick AT heart when they learned how he
associated on terms Of equality with certain poll
,ioiors IN This city whose belief in "spols' is as
.ooInrs ne Obcrlv's ncw-found devotion TO the
Starcyed Goddess Of Reform.
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The President told the people of Madison
that he was "tircdr-tircd Of travelling, OF
course 4 short cut back to Washington would
seem 10 he in order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09

The paramount question for cutter men to
decide in connection with The next challenge
for the cup is whether they can construct boat
that win 90 as fast running and reaching as the
Thistle and vet excel the Volunteer in beating
TO windward. Can this be donc2 The answers
run through the whole gamut of the potential
mood 1t is already perceived that the Thistle
might have been improved, and the next
cutter that comes over will undoubtedly be
superior to her. But the possibilities OF the
ccntreboard sloop have not yet been exhausted
either.